So now we’ve got our PS3s and we’ve been getting stuck into those launch games. Which is all very exciting, but we wouldn’t be human if we didn’t have the odd sneaky thought about what is coming up next. So it would seem to be appropriate to gaze wistfully at promised future PS3 delights.

Before looking at specifics, we can make some more general observations. Until next year, the onus will very much be on Sony’s internal studios to come up with PS3 exclusives. Many of this year’s most wanted games will be coming out on the Xbox 360 as well, including some efforts which have traditionally come out first on PlayStations of yore – Phil Harrison, interestingly, explained at the Bloggers’ Round Table at GDC that the PS3’s projected installed base (at least in 2007) didn’t justify paying out the money to secure PS3 exclusives. So, it will be a while before PS3 owners will really start earning bragging rights over people with Xbox 360s.

There’s going to be a slight lull in terms of new PS3 releases – many of the games which just missed launch will now appear in September. There is one major Sony-developed release that will arrive before then, though: SingStar PS3. Which, of course, will let us download our favourite tracks over the PlayStation Network, so that we can mangle them with our inept vocal stylings.

Another imminent release which is also coming out on the Xbox 360 is 2K Games’ The Darkness. An absolutely insane first-person shoot-em-up developed by Starbreeze (of Chronicles of Riddick fame), The Darkness originated as a comic-
book, and features a New York Mafia storyline, bizarre super-powers (including gremlin-like Darklings) you derive from dark places, and an alternative universe (home to The Darkness itself) in which World War I is permanently fought. Deeply freaky stuff.

Another hotly anticipated title from 2K Games (also appearing on Xbox 360) is BioShock. BioShock’s lineage can be traced back to the revered System Shock 2. Essentially an RPG, although it majors on shooting, BioShock will certainly be one of the most visually stunning games ever – it’s set in an abandoned underwater city built by a billionaire in the Art Deco style.

Of course, the big one, that we’re all waiting for, is Grand Theft Auto IV. You may have seen the first trailer for it, which was recently unleashed on the web, so you’ll know that it’s set in the Big Apple. Beyond that, we don’t know much about it – Rockstar Games always keeps a tight lid on GTA games before they come out. And GTA IV, too, will be out on Xbox 360. But, of course, it will be a must-buy.

One rare third-party game that should be exclusive to the PS3 is Square Enix’s latest epic RPG, Final Fantasy XIII. In fact, PS3 owners with a Final Fantasy fetish will be truly spoiled, as Square Enix is developing another, more action-oriented game called Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Nobody knows when either game will appear, but Final Fantasy XIII, at least, should see the light in time for this Christmas.

And then, of course, there’s Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Hideo Kojima’s next-gen sneak-em-up will be a PS3 exclusive. It’s slated for a 2007 release but, Given Kojima’s track record, you’d have to be a bit sceptical about whether it will be ready this year rather than next year.

September is shaping up to be a big month for PS3 games. That’s when we’ll see Heavenly Sword, the ultra-responsive arena-based swordfighting game, innovative dragon-fighting game Lair and the air, foot and vehicle combat game WarHawk, which is still looking likely to be released over the PlayStation Network rather than in the shops. First-person shooter Killzone, too, should surface in September, as well as the first PS3 version of Ratchet & Clank.

Another interesting title – which was originally slated to be a PS3 exclusive, but which will now appear on Xbox 360 as well – is Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed. This is essentially a stealth game, but casts you as an assassin in the
Crusades-era Middle East. Which instantly makes it stand out from the crowd. Factor in superb visuals and powerful crowd-AI, and it looks as though Assassin’s Creed will be one of those titles you can point at and use as an example of what next-gen games are all about. It should be ready in time for
Christmas.

Looking a bit further ahead, there are persistent rumours that Sony Liverpool is working on a new version of the much-loved, ultra-cool WipEout. Alas, that won’t be ready until next year,although there could be an HD-ised version of the PSP’s WipEout Fusion to keep us going in the interim. Sony’s London Studios are working on a PS3 version of gangster action franchise The Getaway – again slated for a 2008 release – and another mysterious action-adventure game called Eight Days, which was demoed at E3 last year. And then there’s the innovative safari sim Afrika, which looks amazing, although very little is known about its gameplay, other than that it will partly involve getting you to operate as a wildlife photographer.

Capcom’s much-anticipated action-adventure game Devil May Cry 4 should reach us well before the end of the year (again, it will be a cross-platform game rather than a PS3 exclusive), although it looks like we’ll have to wait until 2008 for the mouth-watering zombie-slasher Resident Evil 5.

And, of course, we couldn’t write a piece about the PS3’s most-anticipated titles without mentioning Gran Turismo 5. Kazunori Yamauchi abandoned his original plans to make Gran Turismo HD Concept a full-blown game in order to
concentrate on GT5.He’s a famous perfectionist, so we shouldn’t expect it to be ready for this Christmas. But when it arrives, we can guarantee that it will have been worth the wait.

By Steve Boxer

Amendment to story - April 7. There is currently no indication that Bioshock will come out on the PS3. Apologies for the previously inaccurate information.

Maybe you guys have some inside info from Sony, but I’m pretty sure that Factor 5 is planning on releasing Lair around June (at least in the US, not sure about Europe). And what about Heavenly Sword? That game should be on the list, as well as Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

if you think im buying a single multiplatform game you’re dumb. I ONLY buy exclusives or multiplatform games that are better for PS3 like Oblivion. Developers want to give the gay xflop the console, then I dont want to give the developers my money.

@rash’
I think Bioshock is a ‘day one’ 360 exclusive but nothing has been confirmed yet.

@kris
Nah, I think you’re dumb NOT buying great games regardless of what console they’re on. A great game is a great game. Then to say you bought Oblivion because it’s better for the platform?! If you want to ’stick it to the man’ then do it, just don’t pick and choose. Also using gay as a derogatory term, what is this, 1999?

Bioshock was confirmed as a PS3 game, but will come out first on the 360 I believe.

What is quite interesting to me, especially after being so deep into god of war 2 lately, is the amazing quality of Sony’s first party offering. Everybody seems to be quite interested in how they’re doing with 3rd party exclusives, without looking at how great their 1st party line up looks to be.

I know this is abit off the current topic, but did any one else got a email from playstation about getting a a free buray movie, i got mine yesterday. note im from the UK.. i heard ps3 owners in Australia got emails too.

“September is shaping up to be a big month for PS3 games. Thatâ€™s when weâ€™ll see Heavenly Sword, the ultra-responsive arena-based swordfighting game, innovative dragon-fighting game Lair and the air, foot and vehicle combat game WarHawk, which is still looking likely to be released over the PlayStation Network rather than in the shops.”

Kinda ironic. Kotaku being one of the lower integrity on news blogs. With all their spin and lies actually goes to the publisher to de-bunk a story. If this was the other way around it wouldn’t have tried so hard. But being positive PS3 they had to throw fire on it ASAP.

But don’t get me wrong. I’m glad they got the confirmation on Bioshock. Better then guessing for a few months.

what the hell…september???? I love the freaking playstation brand buy weren’t stuff like heanvely sword, and liar come out sooner…by sooner I mean….WAY SOONER….if you asked me September freaking sucksssssss

[...] Sony’s official PR blog: Three Speech recently revealed in a blog entitled “FUTURE PS3 GAMES” that Bioshock will not be a Microsoft exclusive and will be hitting the Playstation 3. Whether it is a timed exclusive, or even true at all is up for debate, given the sparse amount of information published on their blog: Another hotly anticipated title from 2K Games (also appearing on Xbox 360) is BioShock. BioShockâ€™s lineage can be traced back to the revered System Shock 2. Essentially an RPG, although it majors on shooting, BioShock will certainly be one of the most visually stunning games ever â€“ itâ€™s set in an abandoned underwater city built by a billionaire in the Art Deco style. [...]

I think that bioshock will make its way to the ps3, besides the rumors, i checked the xbox page under games, and if u c under the bioshock game it doesnt say anything about xbox 360 exclusive, like it says under halo or gears etc… just take a look.

mmm..i donÂ´t believe this, IÂ´m pretty sure that LAir is going to be out in June, and for god sake Bioshock is not going to the Ps3 for a while, killzone this year?,maybe but i think december at the earlier,the only one that i can trut is MGS$, yep is going to be released this year near november

Irrational Games’ sci-fi RPG shooter looks like it may be making its way to the PLAYSTATION 3, according to the all things PlayStation blog ThreeSpeech. In today’s update on upcoming PS3 software, author Steve Boxer namechecks BioShock as one of the console’s “promised future delights.” So… confirmed? I stand behind a firm “maybe.”

The game is still listed as only appearing on the Xbox 360 and PC at 2K Games’ BioShock page and the title has been called an “Xbox 360 exclusive” in the past, a claim the official Xbox site does not make for the game. We’ll keep our digits crossed in hopes that ThreeSpeech knows what they’re talking about.

In the meantime, we await response from 2K. Thanks to Neil (aka Barbara) for the pointer! Michael McWhertor

BUT SEE THIS ALSO….ITS AN OFFICIAL WORKS FRM 2k….THA BIOSHOCK IS EXCLUSIVE FOR 360 and pc————-see down

UPDATE: 2K reps just contacted us to let us know “BioShock is exclusive to Xbox360 and PC Games for Windows.”

Check out my post on PS Forums about PS3 Exclusives. Everyone forgets that Sony has a stable of developers that is the 3rd largest in the world. When you consider the first 2 are wrapped up in Sports Franchises and Sequals, Sony becomes the leader via the most diverse games on the market.

[...] Everyday that goes by sees another 3rd party exclusive jump onto multiple platforms. Although, this time we are seeing another PS3 title head to the Xbox 360 but the other way around. After watching exclusives such as Devil May Cry 4, Assassins Creed, and Ace Combat head to the 360 PS3 fans will be surprised to discover that the upcoming hit title for the 360, Bioshock will be avaliable to them as well. The Last Boss has gotten hold of information from Three Speech stating that: [...]

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But with over 200 games set for release on the PS3 this year who yah not all are exclusive but when has evrey game been exclusive to one console, beside’s if you already have a ps3 or only have a ps3, your going to buy it on the console you have, if its a good game it will be bought in mass quanities. Look at GTA it came out on the PS2 and Xbox (be it timed exclusive) and sold plenty on both console’s.

I don’t like Warhawk being let out only on playstation network, it doesn’t give us PS3 owners that don’t want to bill for things via online a chance to play this awesome game. Also, from previous news from Warhawk makers, I was led to believe that Warhawk was looking like a blu-ray product. I would much rather have a disc then a download.

While all this is great, and I can’t wait for the new stuff, I just wish Sony would sort out the MotorStorm servers so I could get online!! It only worked one release day, I guess due to the lack of people, but now the servers must be in melt down as I can’t connect, no matter what time of day, whereas other games go online straight away !!

These games sound great, but if I had one wish from Sony…bring some RPG’s!!! Please!!!! I already have Enchanted Arms and Oblivion on the 360. The only other Fantasy RPG’s really announced are Final Fantasy and White Knight. This is SONY…they should have TONS of RPG’s coming, but where are they? Don’t abandon the RPG fans to produce FPS and Action games only!!!

I’ve got a nice big shopping list to get: RE5, Metal Gear, Assassins Creed, Unreal to name a few. But its a long wait, and I have money burning a hole in my pocket. One question: why isn’t there any games like the pc games FreeSpace and WingCommander? I love those space shoot’em ups and if something like that came out on the PS3, it would be mind blowing…but there is nothing like it. Come on guys! Can anyone say market gap!

The PS3 is a solid system and planed well for the future but badly for the short term it also has a few odd bugs or issues to deal with(loadign times ,dummy filler data and PR spin),the only real big issue is price and maybe current stock of games,the price will have to come down in order to maximize game sales, without game sales no one is happy.

Bioshock is not slated for the PS3 theres always a chance they will but the PS3 just is not worth the risk right now to port a game to unless you already port games to it.

Awesome review! Clearly suggest upcoming next gen consoles war! But fans of both PS3 and XBox 360 should understand one fundamental thing - We are gamers, so lets together have fun and leave the war to the developers and the market. So stop fighting and play more games!

Just to clarify - Bioshock is in fact * not* coming to the PS3 as of yet. Also, I think the game community should start heading in a new direction where we work together to pressure for multi platform releases. The truth is, title exclusivity is a simple marketing strategy to increase the appeal of any one console. It does not benefit the players of the games in any way. Being a fanboy is essentially an extreme form of brand loyalty. In the eyes of the major corporations to whom many swear their allegiance, fanboys are nothing but a pawn of their target audience. In other words: an easily exploitable consumer. So let’s stop the ego, and enjoy the fun and art that is games together while naturally breaking down the unnecessary boundaries that major corporations place between us simply to heighten their profits. The games industry is a business, and so it’s prime motivation is profit. Ours is fun, and fun should be shared!

try far cry on pc or xbox 360 it is not bad. It has a map editor so you can share maps online with other players the map editor has almost no limit set trees
cars,boats,guns and more and you can be a predator run at vary fast speeds and jump hundreds of feet and best of all kill people in one hit
with your bare hands!

I disagree about hearing all ps3 games should be downloaded, if all ps3 games become downloadable from the online store playstation will have to bring out a new ps3 with a huge hard drive to store not only the game(s) you downloaded but also the saved data of the games, plus a trip to the shops does nobody any harm so dont be lazy

Hey Yal, New games have been said to come out.
The best of the game is The Disney Channel Game.This game is many differant games from all favourate disney channel tv shows.
The next game is THE BLUE BOX. This is a sequal from THE ORANGE BOX which included half life 2 and team fortress 2. THE BLUE BOX includes such games as HALF LIFE 3 and PORTAL 2 also a new game on it which replaces team fortress 2 called FUTURE CONTENT 2.

O.k here it goes people, much of what was released on the xbox360 is under a limited time contract and when those contracts expire on those so called “exclusives” they will be duel or multi platforming. Oblivion, Lost Planet and several others have already been released and thier soon to be fallowed by Bioshock and a bunch of other so called “exclusives”, Gears of War will be released once the 3 instalment of the game is out on the Xbox 360. As for Sony’s online play that will be fixed up at the end of this year (2008) and the trophy room is coming out at the end of this summer (2008), go chech out the infomation on HOME for the PS3, it loooks really good and sounds even better.
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Hello to all, I did not read everything, but I would like to know if there will be a continuatio of Jak if yes he will be on Ps2? Because I have Jak1, Jak2, Jak3, Jak X and I wait for impatiement suite…